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Amity University, Jharkhand

Amity University, Jharkhand is a state private university located in Ranchi, the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is part of the Amity Education Group, a network of private educational institutions established by the Ritnand Balved Education Foundation, and offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes across a range of disciplines.

Key facts

Type State private university
Location Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Affiliation Amity Education Group
Sponsoring body Ritnand Balved Education Foundation
Country India

Background

The Amity Education Group operates a number of private universities in different Indian states, each typically established under the relevant state's private university legislation. Amity University, Jharkhand was set up under such a state enactment, giving it the status of a self-financed private university empowered to award its own degrees recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

The university campus is situated in Ranchi, a city which also hosts other higher education institutions including the Indian Institute of Management Ranchi, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (in nearby Mesra), and Ranchi University.

Academics

Like other universities within the Amity network, the Jharkhand campus offers programmes in fields such as engineering and technology, management, commerce, law, the humanities, social sciences, and computer applications. Programmes are generally structured at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels.

Significance

The establishment of Amity University in Ranchi added to the small but growing pool of private universities in Jharkhand, contributing to the state's higher education capacity beyond its traditional public institutions. It is one of several regional campuses through which the Amity group has extended its presence across India.

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